How did the Indian variant take hold in pockets of the UK?

Prime minister under fire for delaying India travel ban in April

Bolton Covid vaccines
Bolton residents queue outside a temporary Covid-19 vaccination centre
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Boris Johnson has warned that today’s easing of lockdown restrictions must come with a “heavy dose of caution” as the Indian variant of Covid-19 becomes dominant in pockets of the country.

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